You know, everyone seems way too complacent about this Black Sabbath “reunion” not including Bill Ward. If you ask us, the absence of Ward cracking away behind a battery of loosely tuned cannons is a travesty of nearly unforgivable proportions — particularly in this situation, where blame rests firmly on…
There is another description for the job of music writer: music snob. When you are repeatedly forced to form opinions on what makes music good or terrible, it becomes easy to confuse those opinions with fact. I am as guilty of this sin as anyone. I will argue to the…
We at County Grind are regulars on the old music cruise scene. We sailed the high seas on S.S. Coachella’s maiden voyage, we got krazy with Gene Simmons on the Kiss Kruise, rocked and “rolled” with the wildest ravers on the Holy Ships, and got tore up on the Bruise…
As natives to the subtropic flatlands of South Florida, do we ever really grow tired of sun-soaked afternoons on the sand spent gazing up at the swaying palm trees and clear blue skies? We didn’t think so, and neither do the Hollywood trio of power-pop garage rockers, Beach Day, who…
When you heard that Farrah Abraham was staring in a “sex tape” with nouveau porno king James Deen, admit it, you were a little surprised. Sure Abraham found her fame openly emoting on MTV’s Teen Mom, but sexing on tape is a whole ‘nother horny ballgame. And when you heard…
It could be said that Peter Frampton has led a particularly charmed life. The enigmatic Brit bounced through many phases over the course of a long and storied musical existence. He blossomed from teenage heartthrob, with the Herd, as “The Face of ’68” by Rave magazine, into a veritable blues-rock…
Behold, Orbweaver! Led by Randy Piro, formerly of metal titans Hate Eternal and Gigan, the Miami band exists in a warped world of heavy-metal psychedelia. However, this latest band is a serious departure from Piro’s previous projects, as it experiments with everything from breakneck blast beats and tremolo-picked guitar riffs…
The Tallest Man on Earth is 5′ 7″ tall, from Sweden, and sounds a little like Bob Dylan. I’m talking a sound reminiscent of pre-1966. I often categorize music as being headphone worthy, worth the trouble of getting out the big noise reducing headphones. You don’t get the same effect…
One of the most fascinating people to watch this year is Amanda Bynes. Her total mental breakdown isn’t funny, it confounds. Your brain takes some time to catch up with your eyes when looking at the selfies she posts online, all totally wasted and crooked-faced. “Could that really be the…
Just the thought of seeing Steve Martin on Friday night had me giddy in my office chair all week. Finally, the time came, and I found myself equally giddy in my theater chair anticipating the start of the show. The crowd was much more diverse and younger than the typical…
The Rascals: Once Upon a Dream Hard Rock Live, Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino May 24, 2013 Better than: Most oldies concerts, many Broadway shows, a lot of everything else. The Rascals: Once A Dream is a fusion of different forms — part concert, part musical stage production, part…
The laws of the universe are simple. There is ebb and there is flow. The moments where the end game is nowhere in sight are always followed by times where just getting started is the end game itself. It’s those times of lull, though, where the go-getters remain in action,…
I’ve been on the rock and roll tip long enough to know how easily dismissed rock and rollers can be. But you know what? All cheekiness aside, rock and rollers can be some of the most downright generous and humane human beings you’ll ever meet. In the ’90s, when I…
Earlier this year, Big Boi did a series of interviews and every single one seemed to involve a nosy reporter asking about the thing every hip-hop head has been praying for since 2006’s Idelwild: “When will there be an Outkast reunion?” According to many reports, it seems like Big Boi…
We recently had a chance to speak with our new pal Ryan Driller and get his take on a couple of non-musical subjects, but in the course of the interview, when we asked him who his favorite musicians were, his musical choices ranged from King Harvest to Tchaikovsky, with Pitbull…
There’s live music. And then there’s everything else. Only the birth of a child, they say, can trump the wave of emotions that floods a music fan when his favorite band takes the stage. And for most musicians, that same level of euphoria repeats itself on each new record and…
Richard Patrick, the founder and lead singer of Filter never used to get political in public. Then, one day, some rednecks in a pickup truck started throwing trash at his wife’s car and almost ran her off the road because her Prius had a “Ban Assault Weapons” sticker on it…
It’s Thursday night on Clematis and although it’s early, the sidewalks are overflowing with bar-goers in search of an early start to their weekend. Heavy bass beats rhythmically into the streets and neon letters light the windows, “Corona,” “Budweiser Select” — two reasons to endure the work week. A quiet…
Across the vast spectrum of the music world, there are certain artists that don’t necessarily change the game, but strive to do a specific something as well as humanly possible. As professional music dorks, we are often tasked with seeking out the artists that consistently progress their art, or question…
There’s just something in the summer air that makes celebrating our lady ‘murica feel especially right. June’s around the corner, the summer heat is here to stay, and all the school kids are about to be let loose on the ‘burbs. Let us welcome the season, honor and remember our…
Porn star Ryan Driller’s a young man who might actually have more of a Bob Vila streak in him than one would imagine at first glance. Gifted with slightly rugged, boyish looks (as well as another, major gift), this Colorado native is a fun and affable guy who’s the life…
It was the mid-’60s, and the British Invasion was well underway. Aside from a handful of intrepid defenders — the Beach Boys, the Turtles, the Byrds, and the Lovin’ Spoonful in particular — it was lonely on the front lines of the American resistance. Fortunately, there was another band in…
